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{{Short description|American singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Leah Kunkel
| name = Leah Kunkel
| image =
| image = Leah Kunkel Atlanta 1980-1.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Kunkel performing in 1980
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Leah R. Cohen
| birth_name = Leah Cohen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|15}}
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|15}}
| birth_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.
| origin =
| origin =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Popular music|Popular]]
* [[Popular music|Popular]]
* [[Folk music|folk]]}}
* [[Folk music|folk]]}}
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, attorney
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| instrument =
| instrument =
| years_active = 1968–present
| years_active = 1968–present
| label =
| label =
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Art Garfunkel]]
* [[Art Garfunkel]]
* [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]]
* [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]]
* [[Coyote Sisters]]
* [[Coyote Sisters]]
}}
}}
| website = {{URL|www.coyotesisters.com}}
| website = {{URL|coyotesisters.com}}
}}
}}
'''Leah Kunkel''' (born June 15, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter and [[entertainment law]] attorney.
'''Leah Kunkel''' ({{née}} '''Cohen'''; born June 15, 1948) is an American singer and attorney.


==Life==
== Music career ==
Leah Kunkel was born Leah Cohen on June 15, 1948 in [[Baltimore]], Maryland. She is the younger sister of [[Cass Elliot]] from the folk rock vocal group [[The Mamas & the Papas]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last= |first= |title=Leah Kunkel |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/leah-kunkel-mn0000149394 |accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> In 1968 she married American drummer and music producer [[Russ Kunkel]].<ref name="allmusic"/> Following her sister's death in 1974, Kunkel was given custody of Cass Elliot's daughter, Owen. The couple also raised their son, Nathaniel,<ref name="weller">{{cite book|last=Weller |first=Sheila |title=Girls Like Us |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |year=2008 |page=471 |isbn=978-0743491471}}</ref> an Emmy Award-winning sound engineer.
Leah Cohen was born on June 15, 1948. She is the younger sister of [[Cass Elliot]], best known as a member of the folk rock vocal group [[the Mamas & the Papas]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last= |first= |title=Leah Kunkel |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/leah-kunkel-mn0000149394 |accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref>


After being signed to Dunhill records, Kunkel recorded her first record ''Billy'' under the name Cotton Candy.<ref name="allmusic"/> She performed with a few bands and continued growing as a singer and songwriter. In 1972, she sang the counter-melody for "From Silver Lake" on [[Jackson Browne]]'s [[Jackson Browne (album)|eponymous debut album]].<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="bego">{{cite book|last=Bego |first=Mark |title=Jackson Browne: His Life and Music |page=57}}</ref> Following additional session work with [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]], [[Carly Simon]], and [[Arlo Guthrie]] in the early 1970s, Kunkel appeared on ''[[JT (album)|JT]]'' (1977) by [[James Taylor]]. That same year, she appeared on ''Watermark'' by [[Art Garfunkel]], who relied on her vocal harmonies for his subsequent albums ''Fate for Breakfast'' (1979), ''Scissors Cut'' (1981), and ''Lefty'' (1988). Garfunkel became a mentor to her, and helped to get her a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1979.<ref name="allmusic"/>
After being signed to [[Dunhill Records]], Kunkel recorded her first record, ''Billy'', under the name Cotton Candy.<ref name="allmusic" /> She performed with a few bands and continued growing as a singer and songwriter. In 1972, she sang the counter-melody for "From Silver Lake" on [[Jackson Browne]]'s [[Jackson Browne (album)|eponymous debut album]].<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="bego">{{cite book|last=Bego |first=Mark |title=Jackson Browne: His Life and Music |page=57}}</ref> Following additional session work with [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]], [[Carly Simon]], and [[Arlo Guthrie]] in the early 1970s, Kunkel appeared on [[James Taylor]]'s 1977 album ''[[JT (album)|JT]]''. That same year, she appeared on [[Art Garfunkel]]'s album ''[[Watermark (Art Garfunkel album)|Watermark]]''. Garfunkel relied on her vocal harmonies for his subsequent albums ''[[Fate for Breakfast]]'' (1979), ''[[Scissors Cut]]'' (1981), and ''[[Lefty (album)|Lefty]]'' (1988), and he became something of a mentor to her, helping to get her a recording contract with [[Columbia Records]] in 1979.<ref name="allmusic" />


In 1979, Kunkel released her first album for Columbia Records, which featured several of her own compositions.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref>[http://www.sessiondays.com/2014/06/1979-leah-kunkel-leah-kunkel/ 1979 Leah Kunkel – sessiondays.com]</ref> The self-titled album produced one single, "Step Right Up". The following year she released her second solo album for Columbia, ''I Run With Trouble''.
In 1979, Kunkel released her first album for Columbia Records, which featured several of her own compositions.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref>[http://www.sessiondays.com/2014/06/1979-leah-kunkel-leah-kunkel/ 1979 Leah Kunkel – sessiondays.com]</ref> The self-titled album produced one single, "Step Right Up". The following year, she released her second solo album for Columbia, ''I Run With Trouble''.


In 1980, Kunkel teamed up with Marty Gwinn to form the [[Coyote Sisters]].<ref name="coyote-sisters">{{cite web|title=About Us |work=The Coyote Sisters |url=http://www.coyotesisters.com/about.html |accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> They released their first album ''The Coyote Sisters'' in 1984 on Lorimar Records. A follow-up album, ''Women and Other Visions'', was released in 2001. The Coyote Sisters continue to perform,<ref name="coyote-sisters"/> with Kunkel, who also continues to appear as a solo performer.<ref>[https://twitter.com/amyfairchild1/status/685540076345012228 @amyfairchild1 (2016-01-08) "Save the date western MA! @MatthewSzlMusic @ParlorRoomMusic Fri Apr 15th 8 pm! #leahkunkel" - twitter.com]</ref>
In 1980, Kunkel teamed up with Marty Gwinn to form the [[Coyote Sisters]].<ref name="coyote-sisters">{{cite web|title=About Us |work=The Coyote Sisters |url=http://www.coyotesisters.com/about.html |accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> In 1984, they released their first album, ''The Coyote Sisters'', on Lorimar Records. A follow-up album, ''Women and Other Visions'', was released in 2001. The Coyote Sisters continue to perform<ref name="coyote-sisters" /> with Kunkel, who also continues to appear as a solo performer.<ref>[https://twitter.com/amyfairchild1/status/685540076345012228 @amyfairchild1 (2016-01-08) "Save the date western MA! @MatthewSzlMusic @ParlorRoomMusic Fri Apr 15th 8 pm! #leahkunkel" – twitter.com]</ref>


==Legal career==
Following her initial period with the Coyote Sisters, Kunkel qualified as an attorney and has been in private practice for over twenty years. She is a member of the Bars of California and Massachusetts, with a practice concentration in entertainment law, and lives in [[Northampton, Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://www.noholegal.com/ Leah Kunkel - Advice and Advocacy for The Artist]; noholegal. Retrieved 2017-04-08.</ref>
Kunkel attended Smith College, graduating in 1988, and [[Western New England School of Law]]. She has been in private practice for over 25 years. Licensed in both California and Massachusetts, she concentrates her practice in entertainment law<ref>[https://lawyers.findlaw.com/profile/view/2485141_1 FindLaw profile for Leah Kunkel, Northampton, Massachusetts]</ref> but has worked in adolescent law, and worked as an adjunct professor at [[Western New England School of Law]]. She has worked with the [[ACLU]].<ref>[https://www.aclum.org/sites/default/files/annual-reports-2010.pdf List of ACLU Cooperating Attorneys for 2010]</ref>


==Discography==
==Personal life==
In 1968, she married American drummer and music producer [[Russ Kunkel]].<ref name="allmusic" /> Following her sister Cass's death in 1974, Kunkel was given custody of Cass's daughter, Owen. She and Russ Kunkel also raised their son Nathaniel,<ref name="weller">{{cite book|last=Weller |first=Sheila |title=Girls Like Us |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |year=2008 |page=471 |isbn=978-0-7434-9147-1}}</ref> who later became an Emmy Award-winning sound engineer. Leah and Russ Kunkel divorced in the 1980s.


===Solo albums===
== Discography ==

⚫
* ''Leah Kunkel'' (1979) Columbia Records
=== Solo albums ===
⚫
* ''Leah Kunkel'' (1979) Columbia Records
* ''I Run With Trouble'' (1980) Columbia Records
* ''I Run With Trouble'' (1980) Columbia Records


===With the Coyote Sisters===
=== With the Coyote Sisters ===
* ''The Coyote Sisters'' by the Coyote Sisters (1984)
* ''The Coyote Sisters'' by the Coyote Sisters (1984)
* ''Women And Other Visions'' by the Coyote Sisters (2001)
* ''Women And Other Visions'' by the Coyote Sisters (2001)


===Vocal appearances===
=== Vocal appearances ===
Kunkel has appeared as a guest vocalist on the following albums:
Kunkel has appeared as a guest vocalist on the following albums:
* ''[[Dave Mason & Cass Elliot]]'' by Dave Mason and Cass Elliot (1971)
* ''[[Dave Mason & Cass Elliot]]'' by Dave Mason and Cass Elliot (1971)
* ''[[Jackson Browne (album)|Jackson Browne]]'' by Jackson Browne (1972) on "From Silver Lake"
* ''[[Jackson Browne (album)|Jackson Browne]]'' by Jackson Browne (1972) on "From Silver Lake"
* ''[[Another Passenger]]'' by Carly Simon (1976) on "In Times When My Head"
* ''[[Another Passenger]]'' by Carly Simon (1976) on "In Times When My Head"
* ''[[Amigo (Arlo Guthrie album)|Amigo]]'' by Arlo Guthrie (1976)
* ''[[Amigo (Arlo Guthrie album)|Amigo]]'' by Arlo Guthrie (1976)
* ''[[JT (album)|JT]]'' by James Taylor (1977) on "Handy Man"
* ''[[JT (album)|JT]]'' by James Taylor (1977) on "Handy Man"
* ''[[Watermark (Art Garfunkel album)|Watermark]]'' by Art Garfunkel (1977)
* ''[[Watermark (Art Garfunkel album)|Watermark]]'' by Art Garfunkel (1977)
* ''[[Craig Fuller & Eric Kaz (Craig Fuller and Eric Kaz album)|Craig Fuller & Eric Kaz]]'' by Craig Fuller and Eric Kaz (1978)
* ''Craig Fuller & Eric Kaz'' by Craig Fuller and Eric Kaz (1978)
* ''[[Fate for Breakfast]]'' by Art Garfunkel (1979)
* ''[[Fate for Breakfast]]'' by Art Garfunkel (1979)
* ''[[An American Dream (album)|An American Dream]]'' by The Dirt Band (1979) on "Dance the Night Away" and one other song
* ''[[An American Dream (album)|An American Dream]]'' by The Dirt Band (1979) on "Dance the Night Away" and one other song
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* ''[[Angel Heart (Jimmy Webb album)|Angel Heart]]'' by [[Jimmy Webb]] (1982)
* ''[[Angel Heart (Jimmy Webb album)|Angel Heart]]'' by [[Jimmy Webb]] (1982)
* ''[[Lefty (album)|Lefty]]'' by Art Garfunkel (1988)
* ''[[Lefty (album)|Lefty]]'' by Art Garfunkel (1988)
* ''[[Life Is Good]]'' by Livingston Taylor (1988)
* ''[[Suspending Disbelief]]'' by Jimmy Webb (1993)
* ''[[Suspending Disbelief]]'' by Jimmy Webb (1993)


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.coyotesisters.com/ Coyote Sisters] official website
* [http://www.coyotesisters.com/ Coyote Sisters] official website
* [https://www1.wne.edu/law/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?uid=685 Faculty profile at Western New England School of Law]
* [https://www1.wne.edu/law/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?uid=685 Faculty profile at Western New England School of Law]


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Latest revision as of 14:12, 11 May 2024

Leah Kunkel
Kunkel performing in 1980
Background information
Birth nameLeah R. Cohen
Born (1948-06-15) June 15, 1948 (age 75)
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1968–present
Websitecoyotesisters.com

Leah Kunkel (née Cohen; born June 15, 1948) is an American singer and attorney.

Music career[edit]

Leah Cohen was born on June 15, 1948. She is the younger sister of Cass Elliot, best known as a member of the folk rock vocal group the Mamas & the Papas.[1]

After being signed to Dunhill Records, Kunkel recorded her first record, Billy, under the name Cotton Candy.[1] She performed with a few bands and continued growing as a singer and songwriter. In 1972, she sang the counter-melody for "From Silver Lake" on Jackson Browne's eponymous debut album.[1][2] Following additional session work with Stephen Bishop, Carly Simon, and Arlo Guthrie in the early 1970s, Kunkel appeared on James Taylor's 1977 album JT. That same year, she appeared on Art Garfunkel's album Watermark. Garfunkel relied on her vocal harmonies for his subsequent albums Fate for Breakfast (1979), Scissors Cut (1981), and Lefty (1988), and he became something of a mentor to her, helping to get her a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1979.[1]

In 1979, Kunkel released her first album for Columbia Records, which featured several of her own compositions.[1][3] The self-titled album produced one single, "Step Right Up". The following year, she released her second solo album for Columbia, I Run With Trouble.

In 1980, Kunkel teamed up with Marty Gwinn to form the Coyote Sisters.[4] In 1984, they released their first album, The Coyote Sisters, on Lorimar Records. A follow-up album, Women and Other Visions, was released in 2001. The Coyote Sisters continue to perform[4] with Kunkel, who also continues to appear as a solo performer.[5]

Legal career[edit]

Kunkel attended Smith College, graduating in 1988, and Western New England School of Law. She has been in private practice for over 25 years. Licensed in both California and Massachusetts, she concentrates her practice in entertainment law[6] but has worked in adolescent law, and worked as an adjunct professor at Western New England School of Law. She has worked with the ACLU.[7]

Personal life[edit]

In 1968, she married American drummer and music producer Russ Kunkel.[1] Following her sister Cass's death in 1974, Kunkel was given custody of Cass's daughter, Owen. She and Russ Kunkel also raised their son Nathaniel,[8] who later became an Emmy Award-winning sound engineer. Leah and Russ Kunkel divorced in the 1980s.

Discography[edit]

Solo albums[edit]

  • Leah Kunkel (1979) Columbia Records
  • I Run With Trouble (1980) Columbia Records

With the Coyote Sisters[edit]

  • The Coyote Sisters by the Coyote Sisters (1984)
  • Women And Other Visions by the Coyote Sisters (2001)

Vocal appearances[edit]

Kunkel has appeared as a guest vocalist on the following albums:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Leah Kunkel". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Bego, Mark. Jackson Browne: His Life and Music. p. 57.
  3. ^ 1979 Leah Kunkel – sessiondays.com
  4. ^ a b "About Us". The Coyote Sisters. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  5. ^ @amyfairchild1 (2016-01-08) "Save the date western MA! @MatthewSzlMusic @ParlorRoomMusic Fri Apr 15th 8 pm! #leahkunkel" – twitter.com
  6. ^ FindLaw profile for Leah Kunkel, Northampton, Massachusetts
  7. ^ List of ACLU Cooperating Attorneys for 2010
  8. ^ Weller, Sheila (2008). Girls Like Us. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-7434-9147-1.

External links[edit]

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